ASBO Nation

The Criminalisation of Nuisance

Paper $45.00ISBN: 9781847420275
Published
June 2008
For sale in North and South America only

Cloth $99.00ISBN: 9781847420282
Published
June 2008
For sale in North and South America only

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it.Contributors ask what the recent history of ASB governance tells us about how the issue will develop to shape public and social policies in the years to come. Reflecting the perspectives of practitioners, victims and perpetrators, the book should become the standard text in the field.

Part Two: Governing through localism, contract and community: evidence from anti-social behaviour strategies in Scotland ~ Rionach Casey and John Flint Anti-social behaviour and minority ethnic populations ~ David Prior and Basia Spalek The ASBO and the shift to punishment ~ Elizabeth Burney A probation officer's story ~ Mike Guilfoyle